The Middle Atlantic Folklife Association (MAFA) has transitioned to a Section of the American Folklore Society. A virtual meeting to kick things off will be held on March 18, 2026 at 3:00 pm ET.
Events
Renowned folklorist Dorothy Noyes will receive the Distinguished Alumni Scholar Award and deliver a lecture at Indiana University (IU) on February 26, 2026.
Two International Society for Ethnology and Folklore (SIEF) working groups, in cooperation with the IDEAS (Aix-Marseille University, CNRS) will present a symposium with participatory roundtable discussions this May. Proposals are due February 20, 2026.
Wiki Loves Folklore is an international media contest where participants can contribute photographs, video, and audio about their local folk culture to Wikimedia Commons. This year's contest runs from February 1 through March 31, 2026. A separate Feminism and Folklore Writing Contest is being held at the same time.
The Kentucky Arts Council will host a free webinar on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 11 a.m. Eastern, featuring two traditional artists whose work reflects foodways, foraging, and folk healing practices rooted in eastern and central Kentucky. Register to receive the Zoom invitation.
Join the American Folklore Society Folklore & Science Section on January 29th from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (ET) as the 2025 winner of the American Folklore Society’s Folklore & Science Prize Antti Lindfors (University of Helsinki) presents his prize-winning study, “Vernacular Knowledge Production and Cross-Kingdom Kinship in Medicinal Mushrooms.”
The 14th annual Chennai Storytelling Festival will take place fully online this February and March. The theme of this year's festival is Storytelling and the process of Growing, Maturing, and Transforming. All festival events are offered online for free.
The 43rd Perspectives on Contemporary Legend International Conference will be held in Lexington, KY next June. Abstracts are due March 2, 2026.
Chinese Patchwork (MFA Publications) is the first English-language publication on the art of Chinese patchwork textiles. It includes reproductions of patchwork objects, accompanied by scholarly essays about the tradition and history of the art form, and interviews with makers.
The Western States Folklore Society (WSFS) will hold a special lecture, "German Folklore during National Socialism, with Some Thoughts on Today’s 'Alternate Facts,'" on Sunday, January 4, 2026, beginning at noon MST.